Left hand side of 8 1/2 Acadia engine. While the engine is in running order it is having a quick clean up while it's boat is repaired. Here, you will notice, the carburetor, which usually extends from this side, ihas been removed.

Top down view of a Barnes engine at the Wooden Boat Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador. Located on the back of the engine bed on the right hand side is a battery pack and on the left hand side is a battery coil. These two components would work...

An unmarked Acadia engine at the Wooden Boat Museum. The brass manufacturing plate, which would have held the hp marking and serial number, has been worn down smooth. However, this engine appears to be around a 6 hp due to it's size.

A transmission for marine inboard motors meant that earlier models of make and break engines, which would have to be first shut off and then restarted in reverse, could forego the stopping process for easier mobility on the water.

A 4hp Acadia engine sits in the Wooden Boat Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador. Note the piece of wood in the flywheel - most fishermen removed the brass pin that came with the engines for starting them. They had a history of the spring breaking...

An engine bed for a 3 hp Acadia engine in a traditional wooden boat. The prop shaft would be bolted down first (it connects with the round piece of metal near the back) and then the engine would be bolted down. This is done to ensure that the...

A 4 hp Atlantic 'jump-spark' engine is a close relative of a make and break engine. The operating mechanism is the same with the acception of the ignition. A jump-spark engine has a spark plug which supplies energy and has no battery pack like a...